River Saone – To Chalon-sur-Saone and back – 11th to 17th October 2016 Part 1 – to Verdun-sur-le-Doubs We really have not done a lot of boating this year, mainly due to my work commitments. And we have usually wintered Shangri La by end of September,...
Part 2 – St Vit to Besancon Tuesday 16th August Locks on Canal du Rhone au Rijn We wanted to get to Besancon not too late in the day, so made an early start – or as early as the locks open which on this canal is 08.30 am. It was also a pleasure boating...
Part 1 – Dole to St Vit Monday 15 August 2016 The canal du Rhone au Rijn The Canal du Rhone au Rijn, as it’s name suggests, connects the Rhine in Germany to the Saone and thus eventually to the Rhone in France. It follows the valley of the Doubs River and...
Canal du Rhone au Rijn – St Jean-de-Losne to Dole – Friday 12th August Finally, we left St. Jean-de-Losne and on our way. After a leisurely start to the day, we left the H2O marina around 10.00 am. Compared to when I was here a couple of months ago, during...
Shangri La back in water at St Jean-de-Losne Shangri La in the water again – I like it when a plan comes together! Back from my 2 week stint in St Jean-de-Losne, and Shangri La is back in the water, sporting her new underwater coating, and a brand new generator....
My love of boats goes back to my early years when I went on holiday with my parents to Knysna in the Cape.
We stayed at a hotel on stilts, and I played in rowing boats and little motor boats on the lagoon.